Clematis Justa

Clematis Justa is ranked among the noble and interesting varieties that were bred in Lithuania. He qualifies for the group of purple princes. The variety is distinguished by miniature branches with abundant flowering. The plant is very demanding on the rules of planting and care.

Clematis Justa: photo of the variety

Clematis Justa: variety description

Clematis Yusta variety is distinguished by rather large inflorescences. The flower shape is standard. They gather in groups of 3. Clematis girth is about 10-15 cm. The edges of the flower are wavy. The petals have a wide range of colors from purple to pink. Anthers are light yellow in color, located on white strings. Clematis Justa blooms from June to September.

The shoots are 150 cm long and grow very rapidly. The leaf stalks cling to the supporting structures. The plant is able to decorate any vertical surface. Clematis Justa also decorates small fences and containers.

Clematis Justa: photo of the variety

The flower loves enough light, so it is worth choosing the right planting site. Clematis Justa grows best in fertile or humic soil. The moisture content of the soil should be medium. Also, the plant will thrive in sandy loam and loamy soil. The acid content should not exceed 7 points. Clematis Justa can withstand frosts down to -30 degrees.

The variety of clematis Justa is ranked as the 3rd pruning group. Only new flowers of the current year appear on the shoots. Clematis is pruned annually, leaving 3 buds.

Advice: It is best to remove one shoot up to 100 cm, remove completely the next, leaving 3 buds. So alternate on the whole bush. Thus, the shrub will rejuvenate.

How to plant Clematis Justa

You can grow Clematis Justa from a seedling or seed. The second option takes more time and creativity. It is best to pick seeds that have been harvested this year. They are stored in paper bags at temperatures from +10 to 25 degrees. Seed material under such conditions is suitable for about 4 years.

Clematis Justa: photo of the variety

At the beginning of spring, small seeds should be planted, medium ones in mid-January, and large ones in the fall after harvest.

Landing is carried out as follows:

• The seed is soaked for 10 days. You need to change the water twice during this time.
• In proportions 1: 1: 1, soil, peat and sand are mixed, thus preparing the soil for planting.
• Seeds are placed in containers, 1 per substrate, sand is poured on top. The soil layer should be twice the thickness of the seed. The soil must be tamped.
• A polyethylene film or glass is laid on top. The soil is irrigated regularly. The temperature regime should be about 25-27 degrees.

When sprouts are formed, the shelter is removed. The plant needs a sufficient amount of sunlight. When foliage is formed, you need to dive clematis of the Yusta variety into separate planting containers. They are kept at 23 degrees indoors until the cold has passed.

Clematis Justa: photo of the variety

After that, you can plant Clematis Justa in open soil. Loose and light soil is best. The inter-row distance between young clematis should not exceed 20 cm. For better root development, they must sometimes be pinched. In the autumn, plants need shelter. In the spring, seedlings are planted at a distance of 50 cm.After 3 years, the plant needs to be transplanted, and by this time it has already formed 3 large roots, stretching 15 cm.It can be transplanted in the autumn or spring. In cool climates, the transplant is done in April or May.

You need to complete the following action plan:

• Jasper is dug 60 cm deep. The width and length are 60x60 cm.
• Crushed stone, expanded clay or perlite are poured into the bottom of the depression. The layer is made 10 cm. If the soil is of poor quality, you need to change its composition. You need to add one bucket of sand, one bucket of peat and two buckets of compost, 0.4 kg of dolomite flour and 150 g of superphosphate.
• Support structures with a height of 200 cm are installed.
• The earth is poured from above for drainage.
• Place the seedling on a mound, carefully spreading the root system.
• The neck of the root is covered with a substrate 7 cm deep into the ground.
• The soil in the periosteal circle is slightly trampled.
• Sprinkle clematis with a bucket of water.

Important keep a distance of 100 cm between the bushes.

Care methods

In order for the plant to bloom profusely, you need to do the following:

• Irrigation. Clematis Justa loves a large amount of moisture, so the plant is watered once every 7 days, but if the summer was hot, then the procedure is carried out 2 times a week. Under one young clematis, about 15 liters of water are poured, and under an adult flower - 30 liters. Experienced gardeners recommend digging pots into the soil that have a hole in the bottom. When watering, the containers are filled completely. Thus, the liquid will seep into the soil, thereby saturating all layers of the soil.
• Laying mulch. It retains moisture well, preventing weeds from growing. The soil is usually mulched with humus, moss or peat.
• Loosening. If the mulch did not fit in the spring, then sometimes you will have to loosen the soil. The process is carried out the next day after the flowers are irrigated. Weeds are also removed immediately.
• Feeding... Fertilizing complexes are added to the planting hole before planting, after which they are not used for some time. With frequent use, it is likely that clematis will rot. At the time of the growing season, nitrogen fertilizers should be used, they can increase the amount of greenery on the plant. When forming buds, fertilizing complexes are used, and after flowering, phosphorus complexes are used. When the plant is in the flowering phase, no feeding is carried out. After pruning, you can apply 20 grams of copper sulfate per bucket. In spring, irrigation with milk of lime, which is made from the village and dolomite flour, is best suited. So that the roots do not start to rot during periods of rains, you need to sprinkle ash around the trunk.

Clematis Justa: photo of the variety

Clematis Justa needs supporting structures that need to be prepared in advance. Supports can be made in the form of a fan, shell or pyramid. To fix the vines, the gap of the structure should not exceed 12 mm in girth. After rains and as it grows, the plant becomes weighty. It is better to make the structure of strong material. You can make metal pipes from mesh. It is folded up and buried in the ground. Clematis of the Yusta variety will bloom inside the structure. The mesh will eventually disappear with foliage and flowers.

Clematis Justa needs insulation for the winter, for this, on a warm day without rain, you need to pour a bucket of humus into the near-stem zone. It is mixed with the leaves in advance. The neck of the root should be treated with 2% copper sulfate. Then the soil is spud up. To do this, use 250 g of sand and 250 g of wood should be a bucket of soil. The layer is made 15 cm.

After the shoots are bent to the soil. They are twisted at the base. Then they make shelters from dry foliage and spruce branches. You can also use fine foam. Then the plant is covered with a box made of wood, thus creating an air cushion. Then they take roofing material or a similar material. The layers are fixed with stones or bricks for stability. You can put a 20 cm peat layer on top.

In March, the film is removed from above, and spruce branches and leaves are left until the beginning of warm days. The shoots are then attached to the support structure.

The Clematis Yusta variety is susceptible to negative fungal attacks. Over time, fabrics lose their elasticity, fade and dry out. For prophylaxis in May, the shoots of the plant are treated with 2% Fundazol. It can be replaced with Azocene. They are able to defeat gray rot and powdery sundew.If the shoots are completely damaged, then they are dug out together with a lump of earth and destroyed, and the soil in the near-stem zone is sterilized.

Clematis Justa: video about the variety